Commentary on the Pentateuch and the Prophets
Identifier
61220/utsc35499
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Linked Agent
Researcher: Michael Gervers
Data contributor: Witold Witakowski
Date Created
one of the dates: 1600 until 1699
Place Published
Tigray
Irob
Yebileyn
Monastery of Gunda Gunde
Language
Resource Type
Description
Text 1: ff. 3ra,1-19va,16(end): Commentary on Genesis (part 1);
Text 2: ff. 20ra,1- 45va,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Kings; (f.20ra,3-4: ትርጓሜ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ነገሥት፡);
Text 3: ff. 46ra,1-62ra-b,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Job; (f. 46ra,2-3: ትርጓሜ፡ ዘኢዮብ፡);
Text 4: ff. 63ra,1-88vb,end: Book of Flowers of Isaiah; (f. 64rb,8-9: … ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘኢሳይያስ፡ …);
Text 5: ff. 89ra,1-92rb,1(end): untitled text fragment (?); inc.: "On that day Hezekiah fell sick and approached death" (f. 89ra,1-2: … ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ ደወየ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ወበጽሐ፡ ለሞት፡ …);
Text 6: ff. 93ra,1-96vb,21(end): Commentary on the Book of Daniel; (f. 93ra,1: ትንቢተ፡ ዘዳንኤል።; but f. 96vb,13-14: ተፈጸመ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ዘዳንኤል።);
Text 7: ff. 97ra,1-125vb,12(end): The Book of Light, the Commentary on the Prophecy of Ezechiel; (f. 97ra,11-13: ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ብርሃን፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ትንቢተ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል።);
Text 8: ff. 127ra,1-148vb,end: (Commentary on) the Book of Genesis (part 2); (f. 127ra,1: ኦሪት፡ ዘልደት።)
includes:
ff. 137ra,10-143vb,8fb: ግብረ፡ ደብተራ፡;
ff. 143vb,6fb-148vb,end: Inc: ሀለወ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘዘወለደ፡ ወለተ፡ …;
Text 9: ff. 149ra,1-153rb,end: (Commentary on the Psalms), Inc.: Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked; this means Adam; (f. 149ra,1-3: ብፁዕ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘኢሖረ፡ በምክረ፡ ረሲዓን፡ ዘይቤ፡ ዝኒ፡ አዳም።)
Text 2: ff. 20ra,1- 45va,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Kings; (f.20ra,3-4: ትርጓሜ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ነገሥት፡);
Text 3: ff. 46ra,1-62ra-b,5(end): Commentary on the Book of Job; (f. 46ra,2-3: ትርጓሜ፡ ዘኢዮብ፡);
Text 4: ff. 63ra,1-88vb,end: Book of Flowers of Isaiah; (f. 64rb,8-9: … ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ጽጌ፡ ዘኢሳይያስ፡ …);
Text 5: ff. 89ra,1-92rb,1(end): untitled text fragment (?); inc.: "On that day Hezekiah fell sick and approached death" (f. 89ra,1-2: … ይእተ፡ አሚረ፡ ደወየ፡ ሕዝቅያስ፡ ወበጽሐ፡ ለሞት፡ …);
Text 6: ff. 93ra,1-96vb,21(end): Commentary on the Book of Daniel; (f. 93ra,1: ትንቢተ፡ ዘዳንኤል።; but f. 96vb,13-14: ተፈጸመ፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ዘዳንኤል።);
Text 7: ff. 97ra,1-125vb,12(end): The Book of Light, the Commentary on the Prophecy of Ezechiel; (f. 97ra,11-13: ንጽሕፍ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ብርሃን፡ ትርጓሜ፡ ትንቢተ፡ ዘሕዝቅኤል።);
Text 8: ff. 127ra,1-148vb,end: (Commentary on) the Book of Genesis (part 2); (f. 127ra,1: ኦሪት፡ ዘልደት።)
includes:
ff. 137ra,10-143vb,8fb: ግብረ፡ ደብተራ፡;
ff. 143vb,6fb-148vb,end: Inc: ሀለወ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘዘወለደ፡ ወለተ፡ …;
Text 9: ff. 149ra,1-153rb,end: (Commentary on the Psalms), Inc.: Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked; this means Adam; (f. 149ra,1-3: ብፁዕ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዘኢሖረ፡ በምክረ፡ ረሲዓን፡ ዘይቤ፡ ዝኒ፡ አዳም።)
Physical Form
Extent
22 x 17.5 x 9.5 cm
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Subject
Geographic Subject
Manuscript Number
GG-112
Note
f. 1v: an almost illegible note, perhaps on some sort of gifts (?) of certain amount of ᾽əntälam (a measure) of grain (?), but all the numbers are erased;
ff. 92v, 125r-v, 153v: empty
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Date Captured
2006-11-06
Date Captured (RAD)
11/6/2006
Medium
Vellum (parchment)
Credit
Credit: Gunda Gunde Manuscript Collection, Michael Gervers, Balicka-Witakowska, Columba Stewart, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto.
Former Identifiers
A94 GE - on a small paper strip glued to the back side of the front cover; 32 and ፴፪ - f. 1r, upper part. written with a pencil; 300 - f. 1r, lower part, written in large numbers; C3-IV-103 (number provided by the Ethiopian Tourist Office) - on a small paper strip glued on f. 3ra, lower margin
Original Title
Front cover board: ትርጓሜ ኦሪትን ነቢያትን፡ (in Tigrinya)
Schema Type
Manuscript
